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The 1912 Candidate And Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose Campaign

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The presidential election of 1912, was one of the most important elections in American history. The 1912 election was transformational, and challenged voters to think about their rights and the Constitution. The 1912 election was one of the biggest contests of the progressive error, during the time when the country first tried to come to terms with the profound challenges brought forth by the industrial revolution. Each of the candidates that ran for presidency during the 1912 election, tried to grapple with the emergence of big corporations in different ways. The 1912 election candidates were William Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Eugene Debs. If I were a voter during the 1912 election, I would have casted a ballot for Theodore Roosevelt. The 1912 candidate and ex-president Theodore Roosevelt, had created what was called the progressive party, or as Theodore Roosevelt called it the “Bull Moose” campaign. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Bull Moose” campaign was especially important in setting the tone of the 1912 election, in ensuring that the presidential contest registered and inspired fundamental changes in American politics. Many saw Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign as their best hope to advance national transformation. They …show more content…

The winner of the 1912 election was Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson had received more than 6 million votes. Roosevelt came in second with over 4 million votes. William Taft only received about 3 ½ million votes. While the Socialist party candidate Eugene Debs only received about 900,000 votes, with no electoral votes. Woodrow Wilson’s victory was even greater in the electoral vote. Woodrow Wilson got 435 electoral votes, while Theodore Roosevelt got only 88 electoral votes, and William Taft received only eight electoral votes. The Democratic Party had won the White House, and also control of Congress. A number of Democratic governors were then elected in states formally controlled by

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